match thread+news
Match times BST. CET + 1
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News in tweets
1 - Kyle Walker has been sent off for the first time in the Premier League in what is his 200th app in the competition. Dismissed.
- OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 21, 2017
Man City already ruining you, Walker?
3 - Everton are the first opposition team that Pep Guardiola has failed to beat within his first 3 league meetings as a manager. Unstuck. pic.twitter.com/nVFKOygGMV
- OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) August 21, 2017
Koeman is using Everton to put his case for Barcelona
News Links
- German footballer Lukas Podolski threatens to sue Breitbart over human trafficker photo Sue them into the last century, please.
- Leicester City eject number of home fans for homophobic abuse during Brighton match This is still going on?
- Barcelona admit defeat as Jurgen Klopp faces challenge of reintegrating Philippe Coutinho Barcelona's offer was a pisstake when you looked at it. The add ons and conditionals were a joke
- Rangers legend Paul Gascoigne claims he used to touch Les Ferdinand's penis before England games Oh, Gazza!
- Thibaut Courtois aims dig at Tottenham fans over lack of Wembley atmosphere As someone who's been to Wembley, it's not an easy place to build an atmosphere. Instead of echoing noise it... absorbs it? It's such a badly thought out stadium acoustics wise
- Jack Wilshere sent-off for Arsenal Under-23s after ugly brawl leads to tunnel altercation with Manchester City player I hope he's invested his money wisely. I think Wilshere is done at this level
Premier League
Manchester City 1- 1 Everton
First home match at city
Schneiderlin got a red
Rooney scored
Walker got sent off
Siggy made his debut
Mourinho was chilling at Man City. Fergie was there too, but I can't find that picture now, sorry
Miscellaneous
Smack talking
OP: Done. You know the drill. Holla